Dick Diver’s Summer Road-Trip Playlist

Just in case you’ve had enough of Born to be Wild, we’ve asked some of our favourite bands to share their own road-trip playlists with us. Today, Dick Diver divulge its favourites.

Dick Diver

1/5

Nico

1/5

Lucinda Williams

1/5

Published on 09 January 2015

by Imogen Eveson

Melbourne’s Dick Diver spent more than 50 hours driving during its recent US tour, so it’s fair to imagine it’s a pro at the playlist game. The psychedelic strains of The Grateful Dead as you cruise over the Golden Gate Bridge? Driving down to Tennessee with the country leanings of Lucinda Williams? The band’s all over it. Guitarist Rupert Edwards shares Dick Diver’s selection, along with a novel way to pass the time that you may (or may not) want to road test yourself.

NicoThe Fairest Of the SeasonsThe Grateful DeadGrayfoldedKate BushThe Man With The Child In His EyesLucinda WilliamsVentura

Rupert Edwards: This is the kind of music we listened to while driving around America for a few weeks. Music is crap sometimes, though. So we came up with a game. You know that kind of facial hair that is sometimes referred to as a “goatee”? Well, we found out there’s a way more insane name for it: a “prison pussy”. This name makes them funny. We would take bets about whether truck drivers had a prison pussy or not. Then we’d pass the truck and look up. The wrong bet meant putting this flavoured tobacco in your mouth for a few minutes. It was, like, BBQ and KKK flavoured. Just smelling the stuff would make you retch! Everyone but Steph lost repeatedly. We are idiots.

Dick Diver’s latest single Waste The Alphabet is out now, from the forthcoming Chapter Music release, Melbourne, Florida.